This October Great Peninsula Conservancy celebrated Orca Recovery Day with an Orcas and Salmon Walk & Talk at Curley Creek Tyner Preserve. Curley Creek sees an average of 2,500 fall chum returning…
The Stewardship Team is Hard at Work this Fall
GPC’s stewardship team has been hard at work this fall (as always!). Read on to see how they’ve been working to protect and improve GPC preserves: Marking Boundaries During a…
Salamanders of Grovers Creek Preserve
One of the exciting things about Great Peninsula Conservancy’s environmental education program Land Labs is that our preserves are ideal classrooms! Land Labs regularly visits Grovers Creek Preserve and will…
Conservancy Circle and Legacy Society Luncheon at Sehmel Homestead Park
Great Peninsula Conservancy was excited to host a luncheon to celebrate our Conservancy Circle and Legacy Society members at Semel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor. The afternoon was a great…
Benthic Sampling Walk & Talk Recap
This August Great Peninsula Conservancy hosted a community science event at Curley Creek Tyner Preserve. The Benthic Sampling Walk & Talk provided people with an opportunity to learn how benthic…
Restoration at Martha John Creek Preserve
Great Peninsula Conservancy is working closely with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (PGST) to convert two acres of pastureland to riparian habitat at our Martha John Creek Preserve. Because our…
Summer Land Labs Highlights
Land Labs hosted two programs during summer 2023. Both were held at GPC preserves, all in the Hood Canal area, and focused on providing opportunities for students on their summer…
Summer Expansions: Two New GPC Properties
Great Peninsula Conservancy’s conservation team has been busy in 2023 and have already had two big wins for land conservation this summer. The purchase of the 147-acre Tahuya River Preserve,…
Monthly Work Parties Spanning the Peninsula
In May 2023 GPC started hosting monthly work parties across our working region with an eye to addressing stewardship needs and connecting with communities that live near GPC preserves. These…
In Photos: 2023 Conservation Celebration
On June 1, 2023 GPC’s Conservation Celebration returned to Kiana Lodge for an evening of fun! Thanks to the amazing community rallying around local conservation, a record-breaking $162,682.00 was raised! Highlights of…
